Root Words (UNIT 1) Flashcards by Nevaeh Richens

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Afferent

A

Going towards

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Arthr/o

A

Joint

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Bacteri/o

A

Bacteria

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Bio

A

Life

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Blast

A

Rapidly dividing cell

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Carc/i
Carc/in
Carc/ino

A

Cancer

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Card/i
Card/io

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Heart

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Caud/o

A

Tail

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Chole

A

Bile

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Constrict
Sten/o

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Narrowing; decreasing the size of an opening

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Cyst/o

A

Bladder; fluid filled spaces

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Dilate

A

Increasing size of an opening

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Efferent

A

Going away from

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Eti/o

A

How something came to be

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Enceph/a
Encephal/o

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Inside the head

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gen/o

A

Cause or origin

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Genetic

A

inheritance

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Hem/o
Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

A

Liver

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Hydr/p

A

Water

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Idio

A

Private or distinct (unknown to others)

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Morph/o

A

Change

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Muscul/o
My/o

A

Muscle

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Myc/o

A

Fungus

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Necr/o

A

Dead

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Neur/o

A

Nervous System

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Orth/o

A

Straight, at right angles

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Ost/e
Ost/eo

A

Bone

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Path/o

A

Disease

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Ped/o

A

Children

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Phag/o

A

Eating

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Plas/o

A

Formation

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Py/o

A

Pus

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Scarc/o

A

Flesh or muscle

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Scler/o

A

Hard

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Stom/a/t

A

Mouth

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Therm/o

A

Temperature

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Troph/o

A

Nourishment

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Trop/o

A

Moving towards or acting on

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Ur

A

Urine

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Valv/ulo

A

Valve